The Ghost Howls

AUGUST 3, 2020

Image by Khronos Group). Some time ago, the most important companies of the XR ecosystem (HTC, Oculus, Microsoft, etc…) joined the Khronos Group to discuss a standard to end the fragmentation of the XR space. These may be upcoming features or possible features Oculus is experimenting with a selected group of beta testers.

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The Ghost Howls

MAY 16, 2022

This reminds me of a similar error HTC made in the past of mixing signals of a pro device and consumer content It has RGB passthrough cameras with three times the resolution of Quest 2 cameras. Manus starts preordering for its Quantum Metagloves haptic gloves, priced at $9,000. Weirdly enough, most of the demos he showed were games.

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Road to VR

JUNE 22, 2018

Since announcing the ‘Knuckles’ controller prototype all the way back in 2016, Valve has been relatively quiet about its progress outside of a select group of developers who have been experimenting with early development kits. If you haven’t been following closely, let’s recap up to this point.

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ARPost

MARCH 31, 2023

The hardware consisted of blue HTC Vive Pros connected to the gaming PCs above. The HTC Vive Pros were tethered, so there was no latency but the game did have a peculiar dense, dreamlike aspect to it, which often stems from lower refresh rates. UFO-shaped VR simulator (FuninVR) It’s a massive UFO-shaped VR simulator.

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The Ghost Howls

MARCH 26, 2018

HTC has finally revealed the price of the Vive Pro : it will cost $799 just to have the headset (no controller and no base stations, so you must already have a Vive 1 kit) and will be available for pre-orders since April, 5th. But, as Road To VR has stated, maybe HTC should have clarified that in all its marketing material.

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The Ghost Howls

JULY 28, 2018

Me trying the XCOL application with an HTC Vive Pro, while Sam is using a tablet and another employee a smartphone. That’s why VR Waibao is trying to satisfy them all by adding some features requested by the first group of people and some others requested by the other ones.

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VRScout

DECEMBER 2, 2017

This article will focus exclusively on the applications of VR—fully replacing the world with a realistic digital simulation of patient-specific anatomy and pathology. “ImmersiveTouch training reduced surgical errors by 54% comparing a control group using current training methods.” Screen consolidation.

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VRScout

MAY 25, 2016

This technology could be in the form of a head mounted display, motion tracking, haptic systems in gloves or suits, locomotion, consoles or image capture. Jobe is run through a variety of advanced VR simulations and begins to see astounding results. TRON (1982). Brainscan (1994).

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The Ghost Howls

OCTOBER 2, 2023

In a future update, Meta will use the tracking cameras to track the full body of the user and provide a decent estimation of the pose of the torso, the elbows, and the arms, and a simulated pose for the legs. There is a lot of hype around this technology, and many research groups are studying its applications, also for XR.

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The Ghost Howls

JUNE 27, 2022

This is a free association headed by Khronos Group, the consortium behind the OpenXR standard, which aims at creating standards for the future metaverse. The Khronos Group already succeeded with OpenXR, so it has a good track in helping in creating standards. Image by HTC Vive). HTC launches Vive Flow Business Edition.

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Hypergrid Business

JUNE 1, 2020

With 8agora, companies, groups, and individuals can host events virtually. Acadicus is a tool for medical simulations and for training, and works both with or without a virtual reality headset. With AltSpace, companies, groups, and individuals can host virtual events where participants can use avatars to attend. AltspaceVR.

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The Ghost Howls

MAY 4, 2020

Image by HTC Vive). HTC is now selling Vive Cosmos Elite headset-only. Finally, HTC is selling the Vive Cosmos Elite not only as a full bundle anymore but also as a headset-only option for $550. HTC launches Vive Sync. More info (Hot and cold simulation) More info (Moving weight simulation). Funny link.

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XR for Business Podcast

AUGUST 7, 2019

As I’m thinking back to it now, this was actually on HTC VIVE — first gen, which was only maybe 3, 4 years ago now — and I was so impressed with the first generation of hardware that I was like, “well, this is ready for prime time.” You’re right, it is a magical experience. Alan: Absolutely.

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XR for Business Podcast

AUGUST 7, 2019

As I’m thinking back to it now, this was actually on HTC VIVE — first gen, which was only maybe 3, 4 years ago now — and I was so impressed with the first generation of hardware that I was like, “well, this is ready for prime time.” You’re right, it is a magical experience. Alan: Absolutely.

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XR for Business Podcast

AUGUST 7, 2019

As I'm thinking back to it now, this was actually on HTC VIVE -- first gen, which was only maybe 3, 4 years ago now -- and I was so impressed with the first generation of hardware that I was like, "well, this is ready for prime time." When you ask me my best experiences right now, I'm going to kind of. implied Chef Kiss]. Alan: Absolutely.

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The Ghost Howls

MAY 31, 2021

And it feels weird that HTC hasn’t fixed such a cheap little component that was already faulty on the original Vive. There was a simulation of the stadium filled with water, with many special effects of lights and sparkles, while the true singers and dancers were (theoretically) performing live. ForeVR bowling is out.

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UploadVR Between Realities podcast

MARCH 14, 2017

Applications of VR/AR systems range from communication, entertainment, education, collaborative work, simulation, and training to telesurgery, phobia treatment, and basic vision research. Description: Optis has been involved in advanced optical simulation for the past 25 years and has recently invested in VR for virtual prototyping.

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The Ghost Howls

JANUARY 14, 2020

Last year we had nReal showing us that AR can be trendy, and HTC making us dream with the Vive Cosmos. Yes, the biggest companies were not there with a booth (Oculus will probably target the OC6, HTC the VEC, etc…), but it is the first time that I read the XR news from CES and I dont’ remain surprised. Good luck to it.

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UploadVR Between Realities podcast

NOVEMBER 15, 2016

Oculus and HTC had been holding details surrounding Rift and Vive launch windows close to the chest, probably because they had delays to announce and need to nail down new plans. First, HTC delays the Vive until April 2016, with plans to show an updated developer kit at CES in January. In December, these plans become known. April 2016.

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XR for Business Podcast

NOVEMBER 15, 2019

The GFR Fund is one such investor group, and this one in particular has cultivated an impressive portfolio of XR up-and-comers. Teppei: Yeah, there is a $10-million series C lead by HTC, and also another fund called The Makers. A great group of people doing fantastic work, and I can’t support them enough. Alan: Okay.

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XR for Business Podcast

NOVEMBER 15, 2019

The GFR Fund is one such investor group, and this one in particular has cultivated an impressive portfolio of XR up-and-comers. Teppei: Yeah, there is a $10-million series C lead by HTC, and also another fund called The Makers. A great group of people doing fantastic work, and I can’t support them enough. Alan: Okay.

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XR Today - Mixed Reality tag

MAY 10, 2023

Eye tracking technology detects where a user is looking and simulates that in a virtual space, which developers can leverage for UI, avatar interactions, or gameplay loops. At Ultraleap, we’re able to track the elbow joint, which can easily be extended to simulate full arms by using the location of the headset as a proxy for shoulders.

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XR Today - Mixed Reality tag

AUGUST 3, 2023

Eye tracking technology detects where a user is looking and simulates that in a virtual space, which developers can leverage for UI, avatar interactions, or gameplay loops. At Ultraleap, we’re able to track the elbow joint, which can easily be extended to simulate full arms by using the location of the headset as a proxy for shoulders.

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XR for Business Podcast

NOVEMBER 15, 2019

The GFR Fund is one such investor group, and this one in particular has cultivated an impressive portfolio of XR up-and-comers. Teppei: Yeah, there is a $10-million series C lead by HTC, and also another fund called The Makers. A great group of people doing fantastic work, and I can’t support them enough. Alan: Okay.

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XR for Business Podcast

DECEMBER 23, 2019

And what’s happened is connectivity, digital entertainment and interactivity have become understandable, controllable and repeatable to the point — courtesy of the consumer game, mobile phones, courtesy of digital entertainment and simulation and training — and all of this technology has now switched together., Kevin: Yeah.

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XR for Business Podcast

DECEMBER 23, 2019

And what’s happened is connectivity, digital entertainment and interactivity have become understandable, controllable and repeatable to the point — courtesy of the consumer game, mobile phones, courtesy of digital entertainment and simulation and training — and all of this technology has now switched together., Kevin: Yeah.

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XR for Business Podcast

DECEMBER 23, 2019

And what's happened is connectivity, digital entertainment and interactivity have become understandable, controllable and repeatable to the point -- courtesy of the consumer game, mobile phones, courtesy of digital entertainment and simulation and training -- and all of this technology has now switched together., Kevin: Yeah.

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XR for Business Podcast

DECEMBER 15, 2019

We plan to go online with it on Amazon or Netflix and present it like that, and then have it be an additional thing that maybe Netflix or Amazon has on their platform in the Oculus or HTC. And they had great group that they'd assembled, but sadly, if they don't constantly push the envelope with media, you can't stay in business now.

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XR for Business Podcast

JUNE 23, 2020

Martin is also part of the Khronos Group, an organization working on the open standards for spatial web and 3D world. So you're also part of the Khronos Group, which is an organization working on the open standards of the 3D Web. It's in the 3D Formats Working Group. Martin, welcome to the show. Martin: Thank you, Alan.

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XR for Business Podcast

JUNE 23, 2020

Martin is also part of the Khronos Group, an organization working on the open standards for spatial web and 3D world. So you're also part of the Khronos Group, which is an organization working on the open standards of the 3D Web. It's in the 3D Formats Working Group. Martin, welcome to the show. Martin: Thank you, Alan.

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Upload VR

FEBRUARY 16, 2024

Game Room is a streamlined tabletop simulator from the developers of Demeo, which includes Hearts, Chess, Battleship What The Golf is a tabletop game where you use hand gestures to fling a miniature golf ball (or sometimes club, really) through a miniature course. This is a watershed moment for VR-style headsets.

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XR for Business Podcast

AUGUST 5, 2019

A lot of what I do is try to take new and emerging technology -- obviously right now, VR/AR/XR; all that falls into it -- and using that to enhance messaging and storytelling, training, simulation, all of that type of stuff. It's a fully-interactive, virtual reality motion-based flight simulator, where you fly right down the Las Vegas strip.

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XR for Business Podcast

AUGUST 5, 2019

A lot of what I do is try to take new and emerging technology -- obviously right now, VR/AR/XR; all that falls into it -- and using that to enhance messaging and storytelling, training, simulation, all of that type of stuff. It's a fully-interactive, virtual reality motion-based flight simulator, where you fly right down the Las Vegas strip.

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The Ghost Howls

APRIL 4, 2022

I’m sure that after April, 20th, the Meta Quest ecosystem will appear even richer than it is now , creating a wider gap with other companies that may think about competing with the Quest, that is Pico, HTC, and even Apple. Other relevant news. Owlchemy Labs has released Cosmonius High. Some news on content.

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XR for Business Podcast

JUNE 23, 2020

Martin is also part of the Khronos Group, an organization working on the open standards for spatial web and 3D world. So you're also part of the Khronos Group, which is an organization working on the open standards of the 3D Web. It's in the 3D Formats Working Group. Martin, welcome to the show. Martin: Thank you, Alan.

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UploadVR Between Realities podcast

MARCH 27, 2017

HTC’s Vive X accelerator program is welcoming more than 30 new VR and AR startups to the fold with investments in North America and Asia. The companies join the inaugural group of 33 startups funded in July last year. bHaptics enables users to enjoy VR with visual, auditory, and haptic feedback.

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XR for Business Podcast

AUGUST 5, 2019

A lot of what I do is try to take new and emerging technology -- obviously right now, VR/AR/XR; all that falls into it -- and using that to enhance messaging and storytelling, training, simulation, all of that type of stuff. It's a fully-interactive, virtual reality motion-based flight simulator, where you fly right down the Las Vegas strip.

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